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vip mode?

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Dunpeal Hunter
Zervas Aeronautics
#1 - 2013-06-11 11:55:33 UTC
I can't login! The launcher says that right now the game is in VIP mode, whatever that means....

Actually, could this have something to do with this? https://store.eve.com/collector-s-edition/eve-the-second-decade-collector-s-edition-116 Has Eve suddenly got a VIP mode where ppl who bought the 150 euro package got early access to the game for a short period of time? Shocked

I dont know if this is important or not, but i have chickens.....
Dunpeal Hunter
Zervas Aeronautics
#2 - 2013-06-11 11:57:03 UTC
Edit: Problem solved. But still, weird that it said VIP mode for a whole 10 minutes....

I dont know if this is important or not, but i have chickens.....
Che Biko
Alexylva Paradox
#3 - 2013-06-11 12:21:54 UTC
iyammarrok
Drunken Beaver Mining
Gnawthority
#4 - 2013-06-11 13:31:16 UTC
Basically it's debugging mode... so they can test whether everything is working as intended. obviously the servers need to be online and in a standard play-state to test things properly, so they limit who can connect for a short time.

you can likely expect a short VIP mode blip every time a DT has to be extended. it's better than them having to pull the servers down again if an issue does occur.

Not indicative of corporate policy unless otherwise stated.
ISD Ezwal
ISD Community Communications Liaisons
ISD Alliance
#5 - 2013-06-11 19:11:16 UTC
Thread has been moved to EVE General Discussion.

And as said above, VIP mode is essentially a way for the Dev's to test Tranquillity (the server we play EvE on) in a live state without allowing customers to log in. I hope that answers your question.

ISD Ezwal Community Communication Liaisons (CCLs)
Adel Stevens
Nuclear Biomass Destruction
#6 - 2013-06-11 19:58:30 UTC
VIP mode is designed for 10 year vets to have first access to EVE prior to the rest of the masses being allowed on. That is why you see market orders changed after downtime, but before you logged in... Shocked

Just to rock the boat and make people post more in this thread... Twisted
Abrazzar
Vardaugas Family
#7 - 2013-06-11 20:01:57 UTC
Erotica 1
Krypteia Operations
#8 - 2013-06-11 20:03:34 UTC

I didn't seem to have this issue. Did someone select me for VIP status without informing me?

See Bio for isk doubling rules. If you didn't read bio, chances are you funded those who did.
Adel Stevens
Nuclear Biomass Destruction
#9 - 2013-06-11 20:25:07 UTC
Erotica 1 wrote:

I didn't seem to have this issue. Did someone select me for VIP status without informing me?


Vixen
Impersonator
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Potentially, but not very likely. More likely a man expressing his homoerotic fantasies via a main stream MMO. To each their own.
Ranger 1
Ranger Corp
Vae. Victis.
#10 - 2013-06-11 20:27:20 UTC
Adel Stevens wrote:
VIP mode is designed for 10 year vets to have first access to EVE prior to the rest of the masses being allowed on. That is why you see market orders changed after downtime, but before you logged in... Shocked

Just to rock the boat and make people post more in this thread... Twisted

Well, someone has to get to all of those resources first... might as well be us right? Smile

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